3 Steps to Getting Your Website Up and
Running
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The process of getting your
website live on the internet is
actually pretty easy. If you
have never done it though, it
probably looks like a pretty
complicated complex
sophisticated tiring process.
Yes, I was there myself.
I like to break down the process
into three parts. 1) Getting
Your Domain Name 2) Getting Your
Hosting 3) Website Design and
Final Check. So without further
ado, lets get our hands dirty.
1) Getting Your Domain
A domain is your name on the
internet. For example, when
someone yells "Brad Pitt" in
real life (given that is your
name, which I know it is), you
turn around and yell something
back. On the internet, instead
of yelling, people have agreed
to type names, like
HostBidding.com. That
is the internet name for this
website. So anywhere in the
world, you type HostBidding.com
in an internet browser, this
website will yell back at you.
Just like a birth certificate,
you need to register your domain
so only you will have this name.
This is done by Domain Name
Registrars. Here is a few big
names on the market right now:
http://www.GoDaddy.com
http://www.Register.com
http://www.NetworkSolutions.com
What is the difference between
them? nothing really. So try to
find absolutely the cheapest
price to register your domain
because they are all the the
same, and the ones that charge
more are buying their CEO a new
Ferrari. I personally don't want
to help someone else buy a
Ferrari.
Keep in mind that many web
hosting companies offer Domain
Registration as part of their
web hosting packages. So you may
want to skip to step 2 and if
your hosting company charged too
much or didn't offer this
service, you can do it yourself.
2) Getting Your Hosting
If you have read the
previous article on "What
is Web Hosting?", you
know there are several types of
web hosting. In the stone ages,
people used to go and find their
own web hosting and accept
whatever the hosting company
offered them. Problem with that
was, many companies were start
up and offered unrealistic
services. For instance, if you
ever see a hosting company offer
"Unlimited" storage, or
"Unlimited" bandwidth, run away
with four legs. There is no such
a thing as Unlimited Service.
Chances are that company will go
out of business soon. With
thousands of hosting companies
out there, it is really hard to
compare them apples to apples.
In Modern Ages, we have
www.HostBidding.com.
So instead of you going out and
finding web hosting companies,
they come and find you. It's
really simple, you post a
project, you tell them what you
are looking for, and how much
experience you have. Most of our
users are brand new to web
hosting so process is made super
user-friendly. And then Hosting
Companies bid on your projects.
You can review their reviews
from previous customers, their
website, their uptime, and
compare prices, and much more.
In other words, HostBidding.com
gives you all the tools you need
to find your ideal web hosting
company.
Click here
to post a project now.
Once you do that, you are ready
for step 3.
3) Web Site Design and Final
Check
Now, comes the fun part. Who
is going to design your website?
If you used HostBidding.com to
find your hosting provider, you
were the given the option to
choose between 1) Making the
Website Yourself (For Advanced
Users) 2) Making the website
using an easy-to-use Web Site
Builder 3) Hiring someone else
to do it for you.
In which case, the hosting
company you selected will guide
you through the rest of the
process.
If you did things the old
fashioned way, and found your
own web hosting company, see
Build Your
Website Yourself or
Hire Someone to design
your website.
Once your website is design, you
will want to make it available
online. See
Uploading Your Website.
This
is going to sound harsh, no one
in the world cares about your
website as much as you do. So
take responsibility for it. Make
sure the design looks good. Make
sure the website is accessible
through your domain, it is fast,
and it is everything you wanted
it to be.
And Finally, Welcome to the
Internet!
What's Next?
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